June 2006 Newsletter

About Us

SpiderSplat is a boutique Search Engine Marketing firm based in downtown Boston.  Since 1997, we have specialized in increasing website visitors using SEO & PPC from Search Engines such as Yahoo, Google, and MSN.  

SEM Tip-of-the-Month:

Make sure to test the design of your website in a number of web browsers. Sites will appear different in different browsers.
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Contact Us

SpiderSplat Consulting, Inc.
20 Park Plaza, Suite 515
Boston, MA 02116
T: 800-541-5934
P: 617-482-5934
F: 617-507-5934
sales@spidersplat.com

Hello,

Just in time for Spring, the second installment of SpiderSplat’s monthly Search Engine Marketing Newsletter is in full bloom. In June’s edition learn about the importance of cross-browser testing when developing your retail website. Find out how keeping your PPC ads seasonal can help your conversion rate. Finally, always remember that Google is not the only game in town – we’ll provide some insight as to why you shouldn’t discount the rankings progress you’ve made in other search engines. Read on, and enjoy.

Feel free to contact us if you have any comments or questions.

Alon Cohen
alon@spidersplat.com
Director of Search Intelligence
SpiderSplat Consulting, Inc.
http://www.spidersplat.com

 
 

Dave PyeThe 5 Golden Rules of SEO.
by Dave Pye

To say that SEO has changed by leaps and bounds over the last 5 years would be the understatement… of the last 5 years. What was once a measure of a onsite meta tags and coding dilligence, has now become a larger measure of offsite influences. Algorithmic formulas have become more sophisticated as the big three (Google, Yahoo, MSN) try to differentiate themselves from one another. Continue article

 

Alon CohenKeep PPC Campaigns in Season.
by Alon Cohen

Starting a new PPC campaign from scratch requires planning and a clear set of conversion goals. Building new accounts, researching keywords and testing ad copy all factor in to the ramp up time - but is there ever a point at which you’re ‘done’? Can occasional maintenance take the place of the undivided attention you were devoting in the early days of a new PPC effort? The short answer is ‘definitely not’. Although it may seem plausible that your campaigns will reach a point where they can be switched on to auto pilot, there are many reasons you should always remain active in their daily management. Continue article

 

Dave PyePortals Need Love, Too.
by Dave Pye

If you’re an SEO/SEM firm, you likely have many clients who are obsessed with and focused on only 1 keyword (variable) and 1 search engine (Google). It can be a challenging feat explaining the value of having your top words and phrases do well in a variety of engines, as opposed to just the behemoth that is Google. It’s also how we SEOs validate our services and work and - more importantly - increase client comfort levels and their genuine belief in what you do for them month after month. Continue article